AP World History Unit 2 Flashcards

105777580	Muhammad	founder of Islam	0
105777581	Allah	The one true god of Islam	1
105777582	Khadijah	Muhammad's wife, a buisnesswoman	2
105777583	Gabriel	Muhammad heard this person's voice while meditating; Messenger of Allah	3
105777584	622	Year Muhammad would forced to leave Mecca for fear of his life; year of the founding of Islam	4
105777585	Yathrib	The famous flight by Muhammad in 622 was to this city	5
105777586	hijrah	The famous flight by Muhammad in 622 was called this	6
105777587	Medina	New name of the city Muhammad converted in 622	7
105777588	umma	term that came to refer to the entire population of Muslim believers	8
105777589	630	Year Muhammad and 10000 of his followers captured Mecca	9
105777590	Black Stone	The holy structure of Allah, came to symbolize the replacement of polytheism by the faith in one god	10
105778687	the five pillars	five duties at the heart of the religion	11
105778688	Faith	Pillar; When a person converts to Islam, he or she recites the Declaration of Faith. This phrase is repeated over and over in Muslim daily life	12
105778689	Prayer	Muslims must face the city of Mecca and pray five times a day. The prayer often takes place in mosques	13
105778690	muezzin	calls people to prayer in cities and towns that are primarily Muslim	14
105778691	minaret	tower from which the muezzin calls people	15
105778692	Alms	All muslims are expected to give money for the poor through a special religious tax. Muhammad taught the responsibility to support the less fortunate	16
105778693	Fasting	During the Islamic holy month, Muslims fast from sunup to sundown. Only a simple meal is eaten at the end of the day that reminds Muslims that faith is more important than food and water	17
105778694	Pilgrimage	Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime. This takes place once a year, and people arrive from all over the world in all kinds of conveyances to worship at the Ka'aba and several other holy sites nearby. All pilgrims wear an identical white garmet to show their equality before Allah	18
105778695	Ramadan	Islamic holy month	19
105778696	hajj	Name of pilgrimage to mecca	20
105778697	Qur'an	The holy book of Islam	21
105778698	Sunna	Muhammad's life came to be seen as the best model for proper living called the ____	22
105778699	shari'a	early followers developed a body of law known as _______	23
105779878	632	death year of Muhammad	24
105779879	seal of the prophets	Muhammad's life represented this, he was the last one	25
105779880	caliphate	form of Government, ruled by a caliph	26
105779881	Abu-Bakr	first caliph, one of Muhammad's close friends	27